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CVE-2021-3800 Detail

Description

A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.


Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N


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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3800 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938284 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/commit/3529bb4450a51995 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00020.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0004/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/23/8 Exploit  Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Provider acceptance level Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-3800
NVD Published Date:
08/23/2022
NVD Last Modified:
04/25/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.